China’s birthrate fell to lowest since 1949, its economic growth among slowest in decades

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(TibetanReview.net, Jan19’26) – Despite a slew of socio-economic measures over the past one decade directed at encouraging the youth to marry and have children, and the married to have more children, China’s birth count plummeted to a record low last year, falling by about 10 million from its 2016 peak, reported major international news agencies and outlets, citing data released by the National Bureau of Statistics today. China’s economy was also seen to have grown at one of the slowest rates in decades last year. despite a record 1.89 trillion USD trade surplus last year in the face of Trump tariffs.

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